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Okay, a couple more Inconvenient Truths... (Original Post) CousinIT 7 hrs ago OP
Two great points - well illustrated. erronis 7 hrs ago #1
VOTE! Wild blueberry 6 hrs ago #2
apathy poozwah 6 hrs ago #4
Thanks! Another thing: at 80% we get a supermajority to expand the US Supreme Court to 13 justices, one for each ancianita 6 hrs ago #3
To be better at accounting, one has to be good at math. Justice matters. 5 hrs ago #5
I've been saying for years that Republicans are BAD at math. VERY bad. CousinIT 4 hrs ago #7
Not true that we get nothing. WestMichRad 5 hrs ago #6

ancianita

(43,325 posts)
3. Thanks! Another thing: at 80% we get a supermajority to expand the US Supreme Court to 13 justices, one for each
Mon May 11, 2026, 06:53 PM
6 hrs ago

federal district -- greater federal court representation of the American population of 342.5 million.

Justice matters.

(10,032 posts)
5. To be better at accounting, one has to be good at math.
Mon May 11, 2026, 08:05 PM
5 hrs ago

magats don't know that more than 100% discounts means the corporations have to pay you to buy their stuff.

CousinIT

(12,723 posts)
7. I've been saying for years that Republicans are BAD at math. VERY bad.
Mon May 11, 2026, 09:27 PM
4 hrs ago

It’s why they can’t manage an economy (other than running it right down the shitter).

WestMichRad

(3,374 posts)
6. Not true that we get nothing.
Mon May 11, 2026, 08:30 PM
5 hrs ago

In exchange for getting fleeced, we get:
- Crappy services!
- propaganda telling us our services are the best anywhere
- a few get obscenely rich at the expense of the rest of us.
Right?

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